Elco electric hybrid inboard

Fish Camp

Fish Camp

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I have a friend with 36' trojan ,2 gas motors are shot ,and would like to keep a generater on board to run electric ,has anyone info on Elco convertions?[video]https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KIo9VM5ttUdz8AuE37w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTByZW c0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=electric+trawler+elco&vid=667ab50fbd8ec4f99af31137b27c1f0a&l=1%3A27&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.6 08004908147541623%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWb my05xRjiI&tit=Elco+Electric+Diesel+Hybrid&c=0&sigr=11ao61g77&sigt=10rmssgr5&sigi=11rq2pnam&age=1423402478&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=chr-yo_gc&tt=b
 
Sounds interesting enough but I bet it would be cost prohibitive for most. Until it becomes more common and pricing would then most likely come down. It will be interesting to see if anyone has any personal knowledge of this technology.
 
[video]https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=8&ved=0CE8QFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FElcomoto ryacht&ei=hE_dVMTEMcvmoASHnYHwDQ&usg=AFQjCNGyfPyCSS6ZDiVKf8splUZs0Z27rw&sig2=Y1OvA1b0XUWe8Mxp376Egwcool stuff
 
[video]https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDUQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.getlithium.com%2FElco-Motor-Yacht%2FElco_10hp_electric_outboard_engine.html&ei=T9vdVOCyAcSzoQTg54HwBw&usg=AFQjCNGl2XPbv9suB0mc7dBOPv6ZnRuU9A&sig2=y_oa4bvvVWhtVQ1Y--mzXQ[video] https://www.google.ca/url? sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elcomotoryachts.com%2Felco-news%2F&ei=z9zdVNqhOI7xoATUioFw&usg=AFQjCNGkuGI-NltlyZaFPtN91g0ZFHE4lw&sig2=ekKOWgTJjjKzqq0-tWTMpg90 lbs the 9.9 weighs and up to 25 hp electric outboard comming this year.I see a electric motor with horse power restriction comming soon.
 
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Fish Camp said:
I have a friend with 36' trojan ,2 gas motors are shot ,and would like to keep a generater on board to run electric ,has anyone info on Elco convertions?[video]https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KIo9VM5ttUdz8AuE37w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTByZW c0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=electric+trawler+elco&vid=667ab50fbd8ec4f99af31137b27c1f0a&l=1%3A27&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.6 08004908147541623%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWb my05xRjiI&tit=Elco+Electric+Diesel+Hybrid&c=0&sigr=11ao61g77&sigt=10rmssgr5&sigi=11rq2pnam&age=1423402478&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=chr-yo_gc&tt=b
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Conventional Submarines have been doing this for years. I personally think it would be costly and take up a lot of space ( main engine, electric motors and battery banks).
 
a little of topic,but are bc ferries electric prop driven with deisel generating power?soon to be LNG producing power?
 
Fish Camp said:
a little of topic,but are bc ferries electric prop driven with deisel generating power?soon to be LNG producing power?
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Wouldn't be surprised, Diesel Electric has been in limited use since the early 1900's. Its far from a new innovation.The idea of adding a bank of batteries was never really used on surface ships, due to cost and space, but was common with submarines which use their main engines to propel them on the surface and charge their batteries for propulsion use when submerged! I suspect that batteries have come a long way, but you would still need a pretty big bank to propel a vessel of any size at a reasonable speed.
 
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